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Slope Soaring / Re: Tountinna Sat 11th June 2022
« on: June 10, 2022, 16:07:24 PM »
Thanks very much Fred:
Weather looks like strong winds and rain for Tountinna tomorrow. A bit much for me so I'll give it a skip. 
My 2m RES Mayfly and 1971 Free Flight A/2 are nearing completion for kitting through Hummingbird Model Products
in addition to my E 36 Blizzard.   https://hummingbirdmodelproducts.com/e36-electric-ff-power-models

Maybe we'll get a chance to fly at Killalkee some evening.

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Slope Soaring / Re: Tountinna Sat 11th June 2022
« on: June 06, 2022, 20:48:37 PM »
Hi there;
I just arrived in Ireland this morning from Canada and would like to make Tountinna for Saturday. I have my 1.8m Pulsar (model in avatar) and a 40" Wraith sloper permanently residing in Ireland.   I'm currently in Dublin 
I'm wondering if I would be qualified to fly, both models are below 1kg.  My MAAC (Canadian model association ) insurance is valid as long as this is OK with MACI.   
I had a great time at Tountinna in 2018, even though it was a bit foggy and had variable winds.

I would appreciate a lift down from Dublin if  anyone has room for an old octogenarian. I'm staying with my sister in Stillorgan.

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Slope Soaring / Re: Merry Christmas everyone
« on: January 01, 2022, 14:58:07 PM »
Hi Joe:
I remember  a very young you and your father at the Curragh in the mid 60's before I came to Canada. Unfortunately I do not have any pictures of you or him. Happy New Year. It is amazing how many "lifers" are still flying.
"Model Flying"  ---- The ultimate incurable disease!

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Slope Soaring / Re: Merry Christmas everyone
« on: December 27, 2021, 13:28:20 PM »
hi Ralph:
I've got quite a few shots from the 60's. I need to go through my slide boxes and scan them. Ill make up a collection for you.  In the meantime here's a shot of Stan Cussen, Charlie Wilkins, Johnnie Carroll and John McNally from the1965 Munster Champs.

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Slope Soaring / Re: Merry Christmas everyone
« on: December 26, 2021, 18:56:10 PM »
A Very Merry Christmas to all Irish model Fliers from the east coast of Canada. No white Christmas here but quite cold.

A bit of a flashback for you. Who remembers Kevin Barry in his Heyday?  57 years ago today at the Lee Fields. Kevin, Neil O'Brien, with (I think) Tom Cross's fingers and a combat model and Kevin with a rat racer.
I was out this morning with my 2m Electric Mayfly sailplane. I still get out almost on a weekly basis, even in winter at 80 years of age.
Miss my yearly Irish visits because of Covid, but hope to make it in 2022.

John O'Sullivan IRL 26

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Misceleanous / A flashback to 1939 in Phoenix Park
« on: April 02, 2020, 16:41:25 PM »
Here's a shot film of a flying event in the Phoenix Park in 1939. Think we could attract crowds like this today?
https://www.facebook.com/rodrigo.naotem/videos/2852707918145862/UzpfSTEwMDAwMDY4ODAwNjYwODpWSzoyOTIyOTg1MjM3NzU5Mjg1/

Does anyone recognise any of the fliers? I started flying 11 years after this and could have met some of them, but don't see anyone I recognise.

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Club talk / Re: Well, I never knew that.
« on: November 16, 2019, 14:14:09 PM »
This was a major event in model flight.
Noel Barrett and Joe Dible were the official FAI representatives who verified the flight. John Molloy and Ronan Coyle worked on the project also.

The flight was live streamed, with updates on shown on a satellite map.

Here are a couple of links to the trip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q20uRLcvKjM



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KEIq76JE7o

John O'Sullivan

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Slope Soaring / Re: Visiting Ireland
« on: August 08, 2019, 23:58:20 PM »
It's that time of the year again and I'll be in Ireland from Aug 11th to Sept 2nd. I have a couple of resident models which I hope to fly, slope or flat land. Anything going on?

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Slope Soaring / Re: RIP Noel
« on: April 24, 2019, 12:57:44 PM »
I remember Noel from his days in the St. Finbar's Flying Club (1951)  which amalgamated with Cork MAC about 1953.
Noel and his teammate Sammy Lake were the top C/L Team Race fliers  of the time and were always head to head with the late Stan Cussen and Alastair McConnell. 
Around 1955 The Cork Gliding Club was formed and Noel backed away from model flying to become one of its leading members.  He later returned to model flying and quickly  established himself as an international expert.
I learned a lot from him back in the early days. His witty humour and friendship I will always treasure.

John O'Sullivan

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Events / Re: 2018 ISR events
« on: June 10, 2018, 12:15:35 PM »
Thanks to everyone for a wonderful day's flying at Tountinna.
Especially liked the Canadian Flag windsock, although at times it hung vertically.
Some more pictures

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Slope Soaring / Visiting Ireland
« on: May 31, 2018, 17:18:02 PM »
Hi:
I'll be visiting Ireland from June 1 to 20th and would like to get some flying in. I have a Wrait 48" sloper and a 1.8m Pulsar e.
Slope or flat land.   I'll be drifting between Dublin and Cork.
John O'Sullivan  IRL 26
email spinifex@eastlink.ca

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Scale / Re: Something different... Lilian Bland Mayfly - Static model
« on: August 04, 2016, 18:20:54 PM »
Hi Fred;
A beautiful tribute to Irish aviation. Thank you for bringing this very significant part of history to our attention.
I had never heard of the Mayfly and  all you get on a search on aviation history in Ireland starts with the Vimy crossing in 1919.
I've spent the day going through all the links

What a wonderful and groundbreaking woman. Too bad she did not continue with her aviation  interests. However, she was also a pioneer in many other rapidly developing interests of the early 20th century. it appears to have had some unique  control  surface features which had not been used previously. We could do with more like her.

It would indeed be a great thing to develop an electric RC version of this model of about 1/12 scale. It would be a knockout. if you are not interested, I'll take up the challenge and you can do the cutting from my CAD drawings.

I have not flown in Ireland since 2 years ago at Mt. Leinster. I was over in Aug/sept last year with my daughter and grandson, but did not get flying. I will be back from Sept 13 to Oct 7 and will have a couple of models with me. Planning on getting to the Mt. Leinster fly-in on Sept 25.

Regards to all,
John


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Slope Soaring / Re: The Micro Quark.. For when a Quark 2M is too big!
« on: April 04, 2016, 22:58:24 PM »
Well Done Fred;
I read your article in Radio Controled Soaring Digest and it was excellent. I hope that you get flooded with orders for your wonderful design.
John O'Sullivan
Nova Scotia
IRL 26

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Slope Soaring / September fly in at the big L
« on: September 28, 2014, 09:54:59 AM »
I had a wonderful day on Saturday meeting a whole bunch of people who had only been names on the forum and spending time flying with them. There were also a few people I had not seen since the mid 70's.
 
A couple of mishaps, forgot my wing joiner for my small slope model and 1200mah batteries for my 2m electric. I did manage to get in a few good flights with 300 mah batteries in the electric model ( which ensured I did not cheat with motor use).  
The turnout was great and the atmosphere was excellent.
I topped the day off by purchasing a 2m Mouldie and now face the prospect of getting it back to Canada on Tuesday.
Thanks to everyone

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Slope Soaring / September fly in at the big L
« on: September 18, 2014, 21:59:39 PM »

Looking forward to getting some flying done at the Mt.Leinster Fly-in
John
Had some very nice thermal flying with this in a park in Stillorgan today.

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